Success for Scania’s efforts in the mining industry − SEK 1.5 billion contract with Peab

Scania’s Swedish subsidiary has entered into a long-term agreement commencing in late 2012, which will ensure safe road transportation of iron ore concentrate until 2021 from Northland Resources’ ore-mining operation at Pajala in far north Sweden. The order is worth about SEK 1.5 billion. Scania will deliver a total of about 400 complete truck-and-trailer combinations and service-related products tailored to the mining industry’s very strict demands in respect of load capacity, uptime and delivery precision. The order was placed by the mining company’s general contractor Swerock, which is a